Joop Zoetemelk
Grand Tours
- Tour de France
- General Classification 1980)
- Combination classification (1973)
- 10 individual stages
- Vuelta a España
- General Classification (1979)
- Mountains Classification (1971)
- 3 individual stages
Stage Races
- Paris-Nice (1974, 1975, 1979)
- Tour de Romandie (1973)
- Tirreno–Adriatico (1985)
- Critérium International (1979)
Single-Day Races and Classics
- World Road Race Champion (1985)
- Dutch Road Race Championship (1971, 1973)
- Amstel Gold Race (1987)
- La Flèche Wallonne (1976)
- Paris-Tours (1977, 1979)
| Competitor for the Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road bicycle racing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Team time trial |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1985 Giavera di Montello | Professional road race |
July 14, 2011
Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk (born 3 December 1946) is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started, and finished, the Tour de France 16 times - a record, equalled only by George Hincapie in 2012. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth (three times) and second (six times). He won the world professional road championship in 1985 at 38. He retired from the sport to run a hotel at Meaux, near Paris, France.
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